“You can fool all the people part of the time . . .”

Historical marker location:
Clinton, Illinois
( Marker is on Lincoln Square Circle, on the left.)
Marker installed: 1931

Lincoln Speech, July 27, 1858

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The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.